Volunteers and technology are being used in one area to
enforce accessible parking. The
volunteers will have smartphones to help them with this process. They will patrol the streets of Tulsa,
Oklahoma looking for vehicles parked illegally.
When the volunteers find an illegally parked vehicle, they
will take a picture of the license plates.
They will then submit the photo to Tulsa police. If an officer is close to the location, he
will issue a ticket to the owner of the vehicle.
“I think if volunteers start laying
their hands on cars and putting something on windshields, we might have some
problems,” attorney John Eagleton said. “If a snapshot from a smart phone
results in a prosecutable case, I think it's doable."
Another attorney stated that he
thought any problems regarding the technology could be fixed with trial and
error. The program was created to allow
easier access to accessible parking for people with physical/mental
challenges. Other cities such as Denver
and Dallas have tried similar programs.
Technology crackdown: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=334&articleid=20110824_11_A5_Thecit925651
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